Bowling

Bowling is a sport that involves rolling a weighted bowling ball down a 60-foot lane with the intent to knock down ten targets, called pins, that are aligned in a triangle. The bowling ball has three holes that are used as finger holds when rolling the ball. The sport can be dated back to ancient Egypt and has many forms, including candlepin bowling, duckpin bowling, five-pin bowling and nine-pin skittles.http://keywen.com/en/SKITTLES Bowlers are given a score based on the number of pins they knock down. The bowler with the highest score, or the most pins knocked down, at the end of the game, wins. A perfect score in bowling is a 300, which would entail making 12 strikes and knocking down 120 pins.http://www.pba.com/Resources/Bowling101/

Bowling is one of the largest participation sports in the U.S., with more than 70 million people bowling at least once a year.http://www.nfmba.com/tidbits.htm Some participate in bowling leagues that provide exercise, entertainment and group competition. In bowling, ordinary street shoes are not permitted as they may damage the lane.http://www.pba.com/Resources/Bowling101/

Professional bowlers often wear mismatched shoes, with a right handed bowler wearing a left shoe with a slippery sole and a right shoe that can serve as a break http://www.pba.com/Resources/Bowling101/.

• Regulators: United States Bowling Congress and the British Tenpin Bowling Association
• Bowling lanes are oiled in patterns that adjust scoring difficulty. Professional patterns are typically more difficult than amateur patterns.
• Ball cannot weigh more than 16 pounds
• Game consists of ten frames
• Bowler has two chances to knock down ten pins in each frame
• A perfect score of 300 consists of 12 straight strikes